# Article 303, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 303, paragraph (1) (第三百三条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- Provision: Article 303, paragraph (1) (第三百三条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-303/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-303/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 公判準備においてした証人その他の者の尋問、検証、押収（電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）を含む。）、捜索及び電磁的記録提供命令（同号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）（当該電磁的記録提供命令により電磁的記録を提供させることを含む。）の結果を記載した書面並びに押収した物及び電磁的記録提供命令（同号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）により提供させた電磁的記録を記録した記録媒体については、裁判所は、公判期日において証拠書類又は証拠物としてこれを取り調べなければならない。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> With regard to the document recording the results of the examination of witnesses or other persons, inspection, seizure (including an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a))), search and an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in (b) of that item) (including causing the provision of electronic or magnetic records by that order to provide electronic or magnetic records) conducted in trial preparation, and the articles seized and the recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic records provided by an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in (b) of that item) are recorded, the court must examine them on the trial date as documentary evidence or articles of evidence.

## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 公判準備においてした証人その他の者の尋問、検証、押収（電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）を含む。）、捜索及び電磁的記録提供命令（同号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）（当該電磁的記録提供命令により電磁的記録を提供させることを含む。）の結果を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録並びに押収した物及び電磁的記録提供命令（同号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）により提供させた電磁的記録については、裁判所は、公判期日において証拠書類又は証拠物としてこれを取り調べなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> With regard to the document or electronic or magnetic record recording the results of the examination of witnesses or other persons, inspection, seizure (including an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a))), search and an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in (b) of that item) (including causing the provision of electronic or magnetic records by that order to provide electronic or magnetic records) conducted in trial preparation, and the articles seized and the electronic or magnetic records provided by an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to one ordering that the records be provided by the method listed in (b) of that item), the court must examine them on the trial date as documentary evidence or articles of evidence.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)